Degrees are not the only source of quality childcare experience. #parentingcounts We can expect childcare will become inaccessible for DC families who can barely afford it as it is. https://t.co/eAiNVRnx0h
"These cross-class friendships...had a stronger impact than school quality, family structure, job availability or a community’s racial composition. The people you know, the study suggests, open up opportunities..." https://t.co/BWuJvQb1ok
The #childcare crisis is a classic supply/demand dynamic. Rather than increasing provider:child ratios, we believe in decentralizing childcare by professionalizing parents. It just makes sense #childcarebyus
“States’ maximum child-to-adult ratios for #childcare programs are rightly low, commonly 1:4 for infants and 1:6 to 1:8 for toddlers. With personnel costs so high and little public funding, even the painful parent fees can’t fully cover expenses” https://t.co/h5WBIl0UaN
Teens know the value of "#babysitting" RN. @Parents - your childrearing and childcaring experience has even more value. Your neighborhood needs you - you don't even realize how much. Make some new family friends nearby and explore what you're worth today. https://t.co/ysezxXuK9P
As long as incentivized means paid - we agree @KemiBadenoch! “Grannies and grandads and aunts and uncles should also be incentivised to help take care of little ones in their family — and take the burden off struggling parents” https://t.co/SNjMWcJOWk
❤️ Take care if you have #parenting burnout : “a chronic condition resulting from high levels of parenting-related stress due to a mismatch between the demands of parenting and the resources available for parents to meet those demands.” https://t.co/ZwI3taQMzB
Teen babysitters know their worth. Rock star parents - do you? 🧐 Start getting paid for your parenting expertise and make new family friends at the same time. https://t.co/ysezxXuK9P